b'ENGAGE 2024 | VALUED VOICEDO PEOPLE FEEL HEARD? Withinateam:Whilesomesaytheyalways communicate and collaborate with their fellow team AstrongValuedVoicerequireseveryonetobelievetheirmembers, the majority of respondents (60%) tell us input has value. When people feel as though their opinionsthattheyseeroomforimprovementinthisarea. dontmatter,overallcreativitydwindlesbecauseIncludedinthat60%are6%whoconsiderthe perspectives are limited.currentqualityoftheircommunicationand collaboration to be a serious problem.55% dont believe their opinions always matter Andthenewsisevenmoredirewhenitcomesto interdepartmental communication and collaboration. Overhalfofrespondents(55%)reporttheydontbelieve their opinions always matter at work. This number is higherOnly 21% say their departments foremployeeswhoarejustcomingonboard.Optimismcommunicate and collaborate peaks for new hires within their first few months, but manyextremely wellquicklyrealizetheiropinionsarentalwaysvalued.Asa result, they begin to shut down. This is important to think aboutthroughthelensofnewhireturnover.30%ofnewBetweendepartments:79%ofrespondentsreport hires leave during the first 90 days on the job.* Valuing theirneedingfurtherimprovementwhenitcomesto voices could make a huge difference. communication and collaboration, with 9% saying it is a serious problem. That leaves only 21% who report WHAT ABOUT COLLABORATION? theirdepartmentscommunicateandcollaborate extremelywell.Frictionbetweendepartmentsis So,howcanemployeeseffectivelycommunicateandone of the most common (and relatable) problems collaboratewithothersiftheybelievetheiropinionswillorganizations face. A lack of collaboration between have no impact? Not too well, it turns out. Over the pastteams can lead to dwindling employee engagement severalyears,thequalityofcollaborationhassteadilylevels. declined.30'